Box and crate



March 1, 1932. A. L. ROSENMUND BOX AND CRATE Filed June 1, 1929 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 1, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALFRED L. RosENMUnD, or ROOKAWAY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR o 'STAPLING MA- onmns 00., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE BOX AND RATE Application filed Jime 1, 1929. Serial no. 367,763.

This invention relates to boxes and crates and particularly to sectional wirebound boxes and crates.

The invention is intended to provide an inexpensive reenforccment for a sectional box corner to stiffen and stren then the box and Figure 3 is an enlarged top plan view of one corner of the box.

The illustrative box comprises four side sections connected by encircling binders 1 secured to the several sections. Each side section comprises a sheet or sheets of side material 2, an interior cleat (not shown) and an exterior cleat 3. The interior cleat of each section is securedto the side material adjacent the bottom edge, as shown in myco-pending application Serial No. 364,781, filed May 21, 1929, and the interior cleats of the several sections form an interior cleat frame at the bottom of the box, which frame serves to resist inward displacement of the side sections at the bottom of the box and may serve to support a bottom section placed thereon or secured thereto. As shown in Figure 1, the exterior cleat 3 of each section is secured to the side material adjacent the top edge, and serves to stiffen the side material against bulging at the top of the box. The

exterior cleats 3 of the several sections may.

side sections at the top of the box and to formed to have a body portion 4, an inner daepending'portion 5, an outer depending portion 6, and two laterally depending portions 7. The portions 5 and 6 depend downwardly from the portion 4 at substantially a right angle,-.and the portions 7 depend laterally from the portion 6 at substantially. a

.45 degree angle. Portions 7 are each preferably provided with an upwardly extending spur 8 to prevent displacement of the device.

The reenforcing deviceis positioned and pressed over the box corner in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 3, with body portion 4 overlying the top of the side material 2, inner depending portion 5 contacting with the inner surfaces of adjacent sections of side materiahand portions 7 contacting respectively with adjacent exterior cleatends.

The reenforcing device is preferably dimensioned to fit tightly in position with its depending portions pressed firmly against adjacent box parts'to resist relative lateral reenforcing device consists of a metal plate shifting of adjacent sections of the box..

Usually the firm contact between the depending portions-of the device, and the box parts will prevent displacement of the device in the absence of the spurs 8, but, when spurs 8 are provided, they'bite into the box parts and positively prevent displacement of the reenforcing device. In the illustrative box, the spurs 8 enter the grooves in the ends of the exteriorv cleats and cooperate with the other portions ofthe device to resist relative movement in any directionjof adjacent sections of the box;

A top or cover section (not shown) may be superimposed on the box and secured thereto in any suitable manner. Such a top orcover sectionand one method of securing it to the box are shown in'my. cospendi'n'g application Serial No. 360,080, filed May 3, 1929. The word box as used in the specification and claims is intended to include crates.

Among other advantages the invention provides a strong rigid sectional wirebound box having a smooth inner surface free from projections and which is adapted for use in the shipment of certain commodities not heretofore shipped in wirebound boxes.

I claim:

1. A sectional wirebound box comprising a plurality of separate side sections provided with exterior cleats and connected by binders secured thereto, and means 'toresist relative movement of adjacent sections; said means consisting of a substantially rigid device extending over the top of adjacent sections at each corner of the box and having an inner depending portion engaging the inner surfaces of adjacent sections and an outer depending portion having lateral extensions engaging adjacent ends of exterior cleats.

2. In a sectional wirebound box having exterior cleats, reenforcing means to resist relative movement of adjacent sections comprising a metal plate extending over the top of adjacent sections at a corner of the box and having outer and inner depending portions engaging respectively the outer and inner surfaces of adjacent sections, the outer depending portion being located between adj acent cleat ends.

3. In a sectional wirebound box having exterior cleats, reenforcing means to resist relative movement of adjacent sections comprising a metal plate extending over the top of adjacent sections at a corner of the box and having an inner depending portion .engaging the inner surfaces of ad acent sections and an outer depending portion engaging the ends of adjacent exterior cleats.

4. In a sectlonal wlrebound box having exterior cleats, reenforcing means to resist relative movement of adjacent sections comprising a metal plate extending over the top of adjacent sections at a corner of the box and having an inner depending portion engaging the inner surfaces of adjacent sections and an outer depending portion having lateral extensions engaging adjacent ends of exterior cleats.

5. In a sectional wirebound box having exterior cleats, reenforcing means to resistrelative movement of adjacent sections comprising a metal plate extending over the top of adjacent sections at a corner of the box and having an inner degending portion engaging the lnnersurfaces or adjacent sections and an outer depending portion having lateral extensions provided with spurs engaging adj acent ends of exterior cleats.-

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification'this 29th dayof May, 1929.

ALFRED L. .ROSENMUND; 

